Urgent : Secure Your Twitter Account.

Today as i was cheking my mail i found out one coming from a site i am subscribed to. It is callled Total Defense and is a global leader in malware detection and anti-crimeware solutions.. As an educator and technology enthusiast i am so much interested in  issues such as cyberbulling and cybercrimes. I use technology in my teaching and blog about it too and the security of our kids when they are online is one of our utmost responsibilities that is why being sibscribed to Total Defense will keep you abreast of the latest updates in the field of cybersafety and online security. I do recommend it for you.
Now back to our ship. The email i got from Total Defense was about how to keep your twitter account safe. Guess what ! as soon as i finished reading the article i discovered that i was a victim of a " cyber crime" that is why i am trying to draw your attention to this kind of fraud. If you are a twitter user and i know most of you are then be aware that there is a spam email that is being automatically delivered to many users in the form of "Tabitha Sanchez (peacefulslick80) is now following your tweets on Twitter” 

This girl that is following your tweets is noone else but a freak so watch out Tabitha does not exist and she is only a robot. curiosity would drive you to inquire about the people who follow  your tweets and honestly speaking i always try to inquire about my followers because i hate to be followed by someone who has nothing to do with what  I write about , i know those people are just spaming you. As soon as you click on that link you will be redirected to an adult illegal meeting website.

 This is just a trick to get people to sign up with this dirty site now imagine it was one of our kids who got the spam?  This is the real danger , we as educators need to pay so much attention to what we tweet and what tweets follow us. Never trust those nice worded emails coming from unknown senders.
The Total Defense Research Team has recommended the following preventive measures:
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• Never trust every message coming from social network. A good deal of skepticism is the best practice.
• Never click on the links obscured by TinyURL or similar tools if you do not know the source of the message. In this case we have been lucky because we have been redirected to an adult website. What if the referring website was a malicious site hosting malware?
• Consider implementing an additional security layer such as parental control software." Taken from Stay Safe With Your Twitter Account.

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TwitTV- watch twitter trending videos easily

TwitTV is a cool video site . It allows its users to watch trending videos that are being shared on Twitter. Just imagine how hard it can be if you want to select a video from the thousand links that are daily shared on twitter. It is almost next to impossible to get pertinent results. TwitTV has been designed specifically to solve that problem.

 

 

Once you visit the site TwitTV automatically begins the playback in a video area that expands according to your browser’s dimensions. It allows you to either filter videos based on the tweets of a particular region or country or you can filter them according to hash tags ( A tag embedded in a message posted on the Twitter micro blogging service ). It also lets its users skip video topics or move on to watch other videos of the same topic.

What i really like about TwitTv is the fact that once you start playing it you just sit back and watch , you do not need to do anything , videos are being played by themselves giving you a totally different Tv experience you might have never felt before.

Here is a snapshot of what it looks like:

A List of Some of The Best Twitter Tools and Apps

Twitter has proved to be one of the best online  socialising tool. Millions are using it everyday. some use it to make friends, follow intersting topics, and others use it to  create learning communities and even promote thier websites. I know you know all of this and i also know that many of you have already registered there and some of you are even active participants there. The questions is : do you know that there are practically useful tools and apps designed solely for Twitter. With these apps and tools you can be able to do many more things easily and instantly way better than you have ever thought.

As educators, we do need to be aware of such tools and this is exactly why i am introducing you today to a collection of the best Twitter tools that you can use in your classroom or for personal purposes as well. Don't forget you can follow me and stay updated about my latest tweets at @medkh9.
Tweetcaster: a great twitter app for your mobile
Twinslator : Free tool to translate your tweets
Twiducate : Social Networking in Education
Twitter Search : You eye on the net
Paper.li : an outstanding tool for educators
A great functionality to improve  Twitter in Education

Tweetcaster – a great Twitter app for your mobile

Tweetcaster is a great mobile app. It features Twitter “Lists” and searches tweets from Tweets near you. Tweetcaster is the number one twitter app with thousands of downloads in the Android Market. Most of us has a twitter account and some of us uses Twitter even more than Facebook. To make sure you get a full access to Twitter services on your mobile you need to install this handy app.

 

Some features of Tweetcaster

Here is a list of the main features that Tweetcaster offers to its users:

• It is free


• It is easy to use


• It has a stunning user interface


• It is loaded with the coolest features


• It lets you post to Facebook and Twitter simultaneously


• It allows you to open multiple Twitter accounts


• It supports multiple widgets


• It offers customized Twitter notifications


• It has an enhanced search functionality

How can i get started using Tweetcaster ?

Here is a short video tutorial to show you how to use this this little handy app

That’s it about Tweetcaster – a great Twitter app for your mobile.